tri z max vertical drop!?

**nipper** · 03-31-2004, 11:02 AM

hi i was wondering what the max and safe hight i could drop vertically on my z without without braking anything is?
what would i brake? the axcell carrior?
reason being i can take a major short cut to the gararge if i take an vertical 10 foot jump!!
thx
nipps

**Jeb** · 03-31-2004, 01:23 PM

Hey, I've got the old dirtbike/dirtwheels "the video". On it they say to keep your verticle ledge drops on ATVs, such as off a straight creek bank or something, to 4-5 feet max. Shows a guy doing it on a 200X.

a 10ft drop, depending on how you landed could bend the axle, crack the swingarm, blow the shock, or it might take it just fine.

Good Luck! :shock:

**nipper** · 03-31-2004, 01:34 PM

well i would think there to be at least a couple of foot differentce between the 200x jumping hight n the tri z!!? i might be wrong though but the z has more suspention travel!!
any one know how far i can drop with a z (or an 250r or tecate?)?
thx for the info
nipps

**200xman** · 03-31-2004, 01:45 PM

Your weight will have an effect on how far you can drop too. The lighter you are , the better for the machine. Building some sort of landing ramp will help as well.

**XFR_Dozer** · 03-31-2004, 02:11 PM

show us a pic of the drop

**nipper** · 03-31-2004, 02:34 PM

haven't got a digital camera!
but imagin a field with an suddent concreat suported vertical side with a drop of about 10 ft onto an gravel track. carn't floor it cos hav got a 7 foot gravel track to land on otherwise i got another 6 foot drop into a pond!! :x
any one had any experiances with vertical drops on a z, r or tecate?
thx nipps

**trikerider2oo7** · 03-31-2004, 05:05 PM

try it and see if your bike can make it

**md1985250r** · 03-31-2004, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by trikerider2oo7

try it and see if your bike can make it

LMAO......i am with trikerider......let us know if your trike breaks....... :?

**jakerush** · 03-31-2004, 05:38 PM

HA HA, there's gotta be some research grant money floatin' somewhere around the ol' gov'ment for trike experiments

**Red Rider** · 03-31-2004, 06:25 PM

After I read Dirt Wheels test on the 86 R, I used to do those all the time on my 86 R. In the article, I believe they were testing the suspension by jumping off of an 8' cliff. I used to jump quite a bit, and my swingarm was plagued with cracks, usually around the rear carrier clamp bolts. I'm on my 3rd swingarm now and have toned it down quite a bit since installing it.

**nipper** · 03-31-2004, 06:43 PM

lol well sorry to disapoint but i don't recon i' gona try this jump!!! by the sounds of it 6 foot is about the limmet!! i might be able to jump into the pond!! its only 3 foot deep but its 16 foot to it!!

when i get another tri z in october i might give it a try!!!

will have to video it!! lol
my z is havin new swigarm baring installed at the moment n i swair i'm getting withdrawal symptoms!!! (peddle around on little brother crysical making engine noises!!! joke

)
thx for all your info
nipps

**YAMAHA_Jim** · 03-31-2004, 08:36 PM

Man,,thats some shortcut. How far is the long way?
If i was jumping off 10' vert onto flat ground,I'd worry more about my bones then the suspension on my machine.I dont think footpeg bolts are strong enough to take an impact like that,,imagine your feet slamming into the ground,then your testiculars coming down into the gastank or seat :oops: . I've jumped my blaster from 6'-7' vertical cliffs. I look to make sure i can land on a downhill before I jump.
If you decide to do it,,,get it on film so we can all see

**hondaATCman** · 03-31-2004, 10:01 PM

My guess is that since you don't have hardly any room to make a nice clean jump you're going to go head over heels and land on your face and a 250-300? lb. trike land on top of you. :shock:

I think 10 ft. is a little too much though. I just looked up at my ceiling which is 8 ft. and it would be a very high jump. Add 2 feet to that and you'll be breakin stuff!!

**J.D.** · 03-31-2004, 10:25 PM

I got 10' of air off a jump one time(by accident) and landed wrong and wound up with the Tri-Z trying to butt-rape me(lol that's what it looked like) ...and it seems to have handled it with no problem. just get good speed so the landing won't be quite such a drop....

**Red Rider** · 04-01-2004, 03:06 AM

Speed has nothing to do with it. You still need to dissipate the same amount of energy from the 10' dropoff regardless of whether you're moving forward or dropped straight down.

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